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What's the worse thing you DIDN'T eat pre-MFP

QuietBloom
QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
edited February 20 in Food and Nutrition
Mine was protein. And I even ate the bare minimum MFP recommends when I started, because I didn't know how beneficial protein is for satiety and health.

Oh, and ice cream. Just because you jerks are always going on about how great it is. :laugh:

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  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Potatoes!! Oh, yeah!! Those suckas are 100% responsible for me finally packing a lunch. I love to weigh and nuke one in the morning :smile:
  • Strokingdiction
    Strokingdiction Posts: 1,164 Member
    Chocolate covered waffle taco filled with bacon.
  • SKME2013
    SKME2013 Posts: 704 Member
    Spinach, would have never occurred to me to put 400g of spinach in a breakfast smoothie.
    Stef.
  • __freckles__
    __freckles__ Posts: 1,238 Member
    Ice cream for me too. I mean, I ate it before, but now I try to eat it every night when I can fit it into my macros. In fact, I pre-log the ice cream and plan around it. Winning!
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Sweet potatoes :-)
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    Eggs. And maybe gelato... Verdict is still out on that. But yeah, I never ate eggs before, and now they're almost a daily thing. Yum.
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Mine was protein too. I was vegetarian when I started, and my diet must have been 80% carbs.
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    Cottage cheese! I had no idea what a great snack it is. Back then I'd snack on various processed carb "snack packs" that were totally devoid of protein and nutrition in general.
  • zenalasca
    zenalasca Posts: 563 Member
    Peanut butter by itself. I used to think the stuff was gross: a last resort for when there was no butter or margarine to put on toast. But now I am addicted to eating it with jam on a sandwich :laugh:
  • Allelito
    Allelito Posts: 179 Member
    I probably ate enough protein before I started counting calories (since I generally ate way bigger portions of everything), but I ate way too little protein when I started couting.
    At first, I only looked at the calorie count so I didn't notice really, but then I read a lot about working out and such and realized it'd be a good idea to take a look at how much protein I was eating. It was way too little, so for the past couple of weeks I've tried to eat at least 110g of protein every day and it's going pretty well. :)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    I didn't eat enough protein, but it wasn't a big deal as I wasn't losing weight anyway.

    Definitely wasn't eating as much ice cream though. I blame MFP too for that :laugh:
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Pre-MFP I had the idea that eggs might possibly be terrible for me, so even though I liked them I ate maybe 3 per week. Now I probably eat 7 or so.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Sweet potato - greek yoghurt
  • Oi_Sunshine
    Oi_Sunshine Posts: 819 Member
    Chocolate covered waffle taco filled with bacon.

    *Makes mental note*
  • KseRz
    KseRz Posts: 980 Member
    I still eat the same stuff I had in the past. Nothing new.

    I use MFP to help me manage what I shove down my pie hole.

    Im a glutton
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I really didn't eat much protein. And I still don't. Trying. :(
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Salmon & almonds. Hardly ever ate either. Now I eat both up to 4 times a week :heart:
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Mine was protein. And I even ate the bare minimum MFP recommends when I started, because I didn't know how beneficial protein is for satiety and health.

    Oh, and ice cream. Just because you jerks are always going on about how great it is. :laugh:

    I was 90% vegetarian before I joined just because I mainly ate veg and carbs. Nuts for protein. Not near enough protein, though.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    Protein for sure.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Enough protein.

    I also NEVER ate ice cream or something equally delicious without feeling guilty about it. Now I just fit it in my day and enjoy it.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Ice cream for me too. I mean, I ate it before, but now I try to eat it every night when I can fit it into my macros. In fact, I pre-log the ice cream and plan around it. Winning!

    This is true.

    I eat far more ice cream now that I know I can fit it in.

    LOL
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    kale and I still wont eat it...nasty stuff.

    Pretty much everything has stayed the same for me...however I do weird food combinations now...ie eggs and shrimp (scrambled together) today for breakfast...
  • tinkbaby101
    tinkbaby101 Posts: 180 Member
    Eggs! I mean, I ate them, but I always ate them scrambled, with cheese, and lots of butter to keep them from sticking. I've branched out quite a bit now, to include poached, sunny-side-up, and boiled eggs. Also yogurt. I liked it, but I never really ate it. I had no idea it was usable in so many recipes, either!
  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    Veggies.

    I still have to struggle to eat them sometimes, but I at least try LOL
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I don't think I've added anything to my diet since joining MFP. I have tried a few new recipes I found on here that I love, though. Such as beet and sweet potato hash.
  • jgsimon1
    jgsimon1 Posts: 61
    Avacado and hummas. I didn't think I liked either one. But, now they are both on my weekly shopping list!!
  • dlkingsbury
    dlkingsbury Posts: 90 Member
    probably protein as well.
  • CLFrancois
    CLFrancois Posts: 472 Member
    Not enough veggies.
    Probably not enough protein also, loaded up on white carbs all day every day.
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